The hills had been alive...

it was an afternoon (and night) to remember. Pau Librojo Mendoza and i have seen a local production of The Sound of Music at the Resorts World in Pasay. was quite nervous and excited because it was my first time watching a real live stage performance of a musical play. i didn't care that the ticket price is expensive. i was on the mood that time to watch. it just felt right and good.

the idea of watching it actually came out of the blue. i thought that i'd be able to satisfy myself on only thinking of it. moreover, i already missed many chances of fulfilling a dream, missed Cats, Rent, and Sweeney Todd and others I may not even knew produced locally.

anyway, it was a great experience. the production sets were impressive and that LED background was huge and one of a kind, not to mention the great acting of the lead actors. Cris Villongco played Maria and Audie Gemora played Captain von Trapp. Michael Faustmann and Pinky Amador as Max Detweiler and Elsa Schraeder were equally superb as well. this is my first musical play, and it made me very impressed, happy, and proud. my favourite parts are when Maria and the Mother Abbess sing 'My Favourite Things,' the 'Sixteen Going on Seventeen' scene, and the Kaltzberg Festival scene with those Nazi stormtroopers substituting for the theatre ushers. The latter made me feel I'm part of that scene.

i wish i could see another production of Sweeney Todd (Repertory Philippines had its third production of the show in 2010) or even Les Miserables and possibly (I hope) The Phantom of the Opera.